Goëngahuizen

Goëngahuizen

Goëngahuizen

Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands

Goëngahuizen (West Frisian: Goaiïngahuzen) is a hamlet in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 58 in January 2017.[3]

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The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Gonyehuisen, and means "settlement of the Goinga family".[4] Goëngahuizen is an isolated farmers community. Some peat excavation had taken place in the south of Goëngahuizen.[5] It has its own place name signs.[6]

Windmills

There are three windmills in Goëngahuizen, De Jansmolen, De Modderige Bol and Heechheim.[6]

  • De Jansmolen
  • De Modderige Bol
  • Heechheim

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 8497NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
  4. [4]
    "Goëngahuizen - (geografische naam)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Goëngahuizen". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Goëngahuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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